Newton News

Oct. 9, 1958 Retiring this week after 47years service with the Illinois Central railroad here is Newton E. Love Sr.

Lauderdale County Sheriff Billy Sollie prepared to expel municipal prisoners from the county jail Tuesday after the city refused a contract to house municipal prisoners there at an increased rate of $30 per ...

Thurman Arrington, 41, faces murder charges after he allegedly shot to death Smith Sunday during a birthday party for Smith's sister.

A man was shot and badly injured at a family gathering in Newton, Miss., this weekend.

Guests attending this year's 233rd Navy Birthday Ball at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island are in for a real treat.

TPI Composites, a leading provider of blades to the wind energy movement, held the grand opening ceremony of its 316,000-square-foot Newton production facility.

East Central Community College students earned first-place awards for the first time at the 2008 National Phi Beta Lambda Leadership Conference in Atlanta, Ga.

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Beginning Monday, road crews will be applying a surface treatment on several central Mississippi highways, according to a state Department of Transportation news release.

Beginning Monday chip seal operations will begin in Central Mississippi, according to a state Department of Transportation news release.

As a first responder, Charles Massey knows just how important blood donations can be.

Motorists have likely noticed lane closures and orange traffic cones in the center area of Forest and more is on the way.

As a first responder, Charles Massey knows just how important blood donations can be.

The U.S. Small Business Administration announces today that federal economic injury disaster loans are available to small businesses, and private non-profit organizations of all sizes located in the State of ...

Mr. and Mrs. Benny Brown of Hattiesburg, MS, announce the engagement of their daughter, Katherine Susan Brown, to Douglas Allen Clark, son of Mr.

Bobby Clark of Newton and Doug Hollingsworth of Decatur didn't win either round of the two-day Magnolia Crappie Club Mississippi Championship last weekend at Wolf Lake.

An industrial staple of Newton County has made changes to the way it operates. La-Z-Boy in Newton has removed its assembly line and replaced it with cellular manufacturing.

Jackson Mayor Frank Melton's summer youth employment program may be on shaky ground, but there are still jobs available in the metro area, especially for those who persevere, business leaders say.

The Webster Progress-Times City leaders, by a 4-1 vote, have authorized construction of an RV/camper park at Whites Creek Lake.

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Arlington Bush of Laurel, MS, announce the engagement of their daughter, Marcellyn Kathryn Ann Bush, to Mr.